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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Diervilla lonicera
FAMILY
Diervillaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Northern Bush-honeysuckle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Diervilla lonicera
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-01-001:
Diervilla lonicera FAMILY Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Diervilla lonicera
COMMON NAME:
Northern Bush-honeysuckle
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_didi12_001_lvd
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Penny Longhurst pen_20190716_103325
July ME
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Penny Longhurst pen_20190724_130214
July NH
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Penny Longhurst pen_20190724_130220
July NH
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Penny Longhurst pen_20190724_130220b
July NH
Sepals 4-5mm long, per Manual of the Southeastern Flora (JK Small, 1933).
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Joe Standaert jst081517_minnesota_0388
August MN
Gooseberry State Park
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Joe Standaert jst081517_minnesota_0388b
August
Gooseberry State Park
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Joe Standaert jst081517_minnesota_0469
August
Gooseberry State Park
Leaves lanceolate to ovate, accuminate, serrate, base rounded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Joe Standaert jst081517_minnesota_0469b
August
Gooseberry State Park
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Joe Standaert jst082415_acadia_0321
August
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Joe Standaert jst082415_acadia_0323b
August
Petioles 5-8mm long; leaves ciliate on the margins, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Diervilla lonicera
FAMILY
Diervillaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Diervilla lonicera
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-01-001:
Diervilla lonicera
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Diervilla lonicera
1875
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: rock outcrops and ridges, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & possibly Georgia
Uncommon in NC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Simple
Opposite
Margins serrate
Leaves do not have stipules.
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed corolla
5 exserted stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p243
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p260
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p061
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p124
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p304
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p147
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p266
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p309
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p16
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p130
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